Donald Trump ordered the reduction of procedures and regulations this Wednesday, August 13, in particular environmental, to allow the American private space sector to “considerably” his launches, a measure that should delight his old Ally Elon Musk.
“The United States is a policy of strengthening its dominant position in the space field by promoting competition in the launch market,” the US president said in a new decree.
To do this, the Republican asks his administration to lift the administrative brakes as much as possible in the commercial space activities, where he counts to carry out several of his projects.
Among these: Send men to the Moon and the planet Mars or the construction of an anti -emissible shield baptized “Golden Dome”.
Spacex, new market giant
Previously reserved for the states, the area of space has been opened since the early 2000s to private actors, whose importance has ceased to grow, particularly in the United States.
The American company Spacex of the billionaire Elon Musk now dominates the world market, with more than 130 launches in 2024.
A number that should continue to increase, according to the guidelines given by the Republican, which requires “considerably increasing the commerce launch rate and” American “innovative space activities by 2030”.
These expected measures should delight the Chief of Spacex, the defender and the president of a deregulation of the sector, but with whom Donald Trump recently scraped.
Elon Musk, who is currently developing Starship, the greatest rocket ever designed to travel to the moon and the red planet, is a defender of risk taking and puts himself at the launch of multiple prototypes to advance, even if they explode.
A strongly criticized strategy at the environmental level, and little appreciated by the regulatory authorities.
“This irresponsible decision endangers populations and wildlife, because private companies are launching giant rockets that often explode and wreaked havoc in the surrounding areas,” says Jared Margolis, lawyer of the Center for Biological Diversity.
Source: BFM TV
